Eisenbahn Defumada (Rauchbier)

Brewed by Cervejaria Sudbrack
Style: Smoked
Blumenau, Brazil

Quite a tasty and satisfying smoke, with the medium lager mouthfeel backdropping the right amount of smoked malt flavour. Sweetish but not too sweet. Drinkable this one.

Thanks to ghawener. Drank it in Lago de Coatepeque with rcasta. One of the best brasileiras so far. Pours amber with a creamy head. Light bodied. Taste of roasted malts, smoky, a bit sweet.

Botella comprada en licoreria. Color miel, espuma color crema con poca retención. Aroma a malta y tabaco. Cuerpo medio, amarga y con sabor picante a tabaco. UN toque de dulce también. Una cerveza buena, pero para tomar en algunas ocasiones, no todos los días.

A autentica cerveja de blumenau Linha selecao eu gosto de voce. Gracias aleman hawener la hemos disfrutado ene el lago. Pais mais grnde del mundo

20070630 Beautiful medium-full body is textbook smoked bock. Really nice stuff. Deep and complex with a variety of smoke layers, woods. Great smoky nose. Mild bitterness. Solid stuff.

Smells sort of funny, like scotch and musty basment..... (I keep my scotch in my own musty basment so this is a good thing by my standards). Very well carbonated, lots of bubbles and a tight head. The color is a very nice amber, and it is very clear. Flavor reminds me rather of beef jerky, smoky (but not overwhelming). Generally speaking this is nice and dry, but with very subtle hints of fruitiness. Tastes a bit like a Marzen, and it is very interesting.

A strong pour produces a three-finger thick, tan colored head that sits on top of a clear, dark cherry colored brew, which shows a brilliantly clear, copper tinted, bright red color when held up to the light. Even as I pour this I notice the obvious smoke influence; decidedly smoke influenced, it does have some light influences of biscuit like grain, some sweet-caramelized malt and a light toasted malt character that mixes with a rich, savory smokiness. Not overwhelmingly smoked, but enough that it quite drowns out a lot of other aromatic notes.

Lightly soft as it hits the tip of my tongue, the beer feels fairly light and it picks up a prickle of carbonation texture as it flows across my tongue. The beer finishes with a light, palate coating, heft that is caused by sweetly smoky malt character. Quite sweet actually and this helps to balance the smoke much more than the nose might have suggested. Flavors of smoked caramel, some light fruit notes from the sweet grain and a nice toasted grain profile are found here. Even the rich smokiness found here adds to the perception of sweetness, though it never gets cloying, it is most definitely a beer with a bit of heft. Up front the smoke is rich, savory and sweet, but it has a touch of a drying effect on the finish, not enough to clean the palate of the lingering malt sweetness, but enough that it is lightly noticeable.

I am a sucker for Rauchbiers, this one is quite tasty if not particularly unique for the style.

Purchased: <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Liquors, Tucson AZ

Bottle. Pours a clear golden amber with thin lasting off-white head. Aroma is slightly smokey with caramel maltiness. Flavor is sweet with light smoke and caramel fruits. Very interesting. Smoke is never my favorite, but this is a very interesting beer. I’m rating it before finishing the beer. The smoke may get to me before the end.